Solving the mystery of whether a Bolivian salt flat is the world's largest natural mirror

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Sep 23, 2025, 1:10 pm119 ptsTrending
The largest salt flat in the world is Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, a popular tourist attraction due to its stunning mirror-like surface when covered with a thin layer of water. While considered by many to be the "world's largest natural mirror," this claim had not been scientifically verified. Now, in a study…

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